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“Idk why you complain about the barracks you don’t have to pay rent & deal with landlords bro I’d trade places with you in a heartbeat.”
*If I follow all the rules I can’t *
- have overnight guests
- own a toaster
- have a pet
- keep and use power tools
- own and use candles
*If I follow all the rules I can’t *
- have overnight guests
- own a toaster
- have a pet
- keep and use power tools
- own and use candles
- hang pictures
- have more than 6 beers in my fridge at a time
- have more than 1/5 of liquor at a time
- get rid of assigned furniture even if it’s broken
- conduct in Home repairs myself
- paint
- have my own kitchen
- have my own laundry room
- have more than 6 beers in my fridge at a time
- have more than 1/5 of liquor at a time
- get rid of assigned furniture even if it’s broken
- conduct in Home repairs myself
- paint
- have my own kitchen
- have my own laundry room
Not to mention 1SGs and Commanders constantly referring to where I live as “their barracks”. Nothing says home sweet home like a Sr leader letting you know that you’re a guest in their establishment. I only say all that to say this. If you want your soldiers to take pride in
Their living space you have to instill ownership in the property to THEM. Call it their HOME, KNOCK, ASK TO COME IN, like you normally would literally anywhere else in the world. Be present but don’t be INVASIVE. When I feel like this is my home I take care of my home. I’ve spent
7 years in the barracks and only once have I had a leader be respectful of what I call home. I once had a CSM chew my ass out because he was digging into me in front of my chain because I didn’t unplug my TV, PlayStation, sound system and coffee maker every day.
I respectfully asked him if he did that at his house and was promptly and tactfully told to fuck off.
I didn’t ask to be a jack ass, Or they have a “gotcha” moment. Often times people fail to put into perspective what they’re doing. Imagine standing in someone’s living room
I didn’t ask to be a jack ass, Or they have a “gotcha” moment. Often times people fail to put into perspective what they’re doing. Imagine standing in someone’s living room
and asking them if they unplug all their appliances when they leave. You wouldn’t do that because you’re at someone’s home, that’s because you don’t see barracks as someones home.
I’d like to clarify that I understand the necessities of presence in a Barracks. I understand the need for inspections because soldiers would live like crap otherwise in some instances. But if those same soldiers join the army married you never know how they live.
I hope this serves as a reminder to those Sr leaders that have never lived in barracks. That if we could choose none of us would live in them. And we don’t want you there anymore than you want to be there. If I came to your house with a white glove how well would you do?
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